Winter Olympics

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Winter Olympic Trivia Questions

Q:  Where did the Olympics originate? 
A: Greece

Q:  Where are the 2010 Winter Olympic Games being held?
A: Vancouver

Q:  Which country is Vancouver in?
A: Canada

Q: Has Canada ever hosted the Olympics before
A: Yes – Montreal in 1976 and Calgary in 1988

Q: Where were the Summer Olympics held in 2008?
A: Beijing, China

Q: In what year were the first Winter Olympic Games held?  1908, 1916, 1924, 1932?
A: 1924

Q: Which year did they switch the winter games to be held 2 years apart from the summer games?  1984, 1988, 1992, 1994?
A: 1994

Q: Which US athlete won the most medals (6) in the Winter Olympic Games for speed skating?
A: Bonnie Blair

Q: When was the first time the USA won a gold medal in hockey?  1948, 1956, 1960 or 1964?
Answer: 1960

Q: Is mogul skiing a Winter Olympic event?
A: Yes

Q: Is beach volleyball an Olympic event?
A: Yes

Q: What year were the first Winter Olympic Games televised?
?  1948, 1956, 1960 or 1964?
A: 1956

Q: What is the name of the figure skater who won a gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games in 1998?  Hint:  She was only 15 at the time, making her the youngest athlete to ever win a gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games.
A: Tara Lipinski

Q:  Where were the first Winter Olympic Games held in 1924?  St. Moritz, Switzerland, Turin, Italy, Chamonix, France or Vancouver, Canada
A: Chamonix, France

Q: Where were the last Winter Olympic Games held in 2006
A: Turin, Italy

Q: Debi Thomas of the USA was the first black athlete to win a medal (bronze) in the Winter Olympic Games in Calgary in1988.  Was sport did she win it for?  Hockey, Figure Skating, Luge or Cross Country Skiing
A: Figure Skating

Q:  Which country has won the most medals at the Winter Olympic Games: USA, Russia, Norway, Switzerland
A: Norway

Q: Which country won hockey gold in 1998?  Russia, Canada, the Czech Republic, USA, or Sweden?
A: The Czech Republic

Q: Were the Winter Olympic Games ever held in Finland?
A: No

Q: Bjorn Dahle, a cross country skier from Norway, holds the record for the most medals won at the Winter Olympic Games.  How many medals did he win?  6, 8, 10, 12
A: 12

Q: Were the Winter Olympic Games ever held in Yugoslavia?
A: Yes

Q: Were the Winter Olympic Games ever held in Japan?
A: Yes

Q: Which country had separate teams for east and west competing in the Winter Olympic Games between 1968 and 1988?
A: Germany

Q: What is the name of the town that twice hosted the Winter Olympic Games in Switzerland?  Lucern, St. Moritz, Zurich, or Zermatt?
A: St. Moritz

Q: Which Winter Olympic Games is this – 20th, 21st, 22nd, or 23rd
A:

Q:  What is the name of the town that twice hosted the Winter Olympic Games in the USA?  Lake Tahoe, Lake Placid, Stowe, or Aspen?
Lake Placid

Q: What country won the most medals at the last Winter Olympic Games in 2006?
A: Germany

Q:  In Sarajevo in 1984, England won a gold medal for which sport: Slalom, Men’s figure skating, women’s speed skating, or ice dancing?
A: Ice dancing

Q: Which country won 7 of the 8 gold medals for hockey in the first 8 Winter Olympic Games? 
A: Canada

Q: In 1960, which country won twice as many medals as the second place finisher?
The USSR came first, winning twice as many medals as the second place USA team.

Q: Which country had both their men’s and women’s team win gold for hockey in 2002?
A: Canada

Q: Which country had both their men’s and women’s team win silver for hockey in 2002?  Sweden, Canada, Russia, the USA
A: USA

Q: What is the only Winter Olympic Game that Jamaica has ever entered? 
A: Bobsled (Calgary, 1988)

Q: In 1956, which country had the first skier to win all 3 alpine events?  Austria, Switzerland, Sweden or Norway?
A: Austria

Q: What is the highest amount of gold medals won by any country at the Winter Olympic Games?  8, 10, 13, 19?
A: 13 – both Norway (2002) and the USSR (1976) have won 13 golds

Q: In 1952, a 28 year old Norwegian won 3 speed skating gold medals.  What was his day job at the time?  Skating coach; truck driver; school teacher; cook?
A: truck driver

Q: Which 2 countries are tied for winning the most gold medals during a Winter Olympics?
A: Norway (13 golds in 2002) and USSR (13 golds in 1976)

Q: Even though it was the first Winter Olympic Games this country attended, they won more medals than anyone else  in 1956.  Which country was it?
A: USSR

Q: Which country won gold medals in hockey for 4 straight Winter Olympic Games in 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976?
A: USSR (Russia)

Q: What 2 sports does a biathalon combine?
A: Cross country skiing and target shooting

Q: Which country won the most medals at the very first Olympic Games?  Switzerland, Austria, Norway or Sweden?
A: Norway

Q: Which Winter Olympic Games marked the first time that the USA was the winner of the most medals?  1932, 1936, 1948 or 1952?
A: 1932

Q: In which Winter Olympic Games did Canada win its biggest medal count – coming in 3rd overall?  1972, 1998, 2002, 2006
A: 2006